Synonym: assured, balanced, collected, composed, confident. Similar words: poise, porpoise, poison, poisoning, poisonous, noise, food poisoning, tortoise. Meaning: ['pɔɪzd] 
adj. 1. marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action 2. in full control of your faculties.
adj. 1. marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action 2. in full control of your faculties. 
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31) Our region is poised for growth once the election is out of the way.
32) Masses of ice are poised at one moment and the next come crashing down.
33) The diver poised on the edge of the high board.
34) Kate is poised to become the highest-paid supermodel in the fashion world.
35) He walked along with a water jug poised on his head.
36) The company looks poised to make a significant breakthrough in China.
37) She poised the javelin in her hand before the throw.
38) He poised the javelin in his hand before throwing it.Sentence dictionary
39) He stood on the edge of the roof, poised to jump.
40) Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are dangerously poised.
41) These figures kill off any hope that the economy is poised for recovery.
42) A white bird poised on a wire and fluttered its wings.
43) Spain was poised to become the dominant power in Europe.
44) He walked along with a jug poised on his head.
45) My pencil was poised over the page, ready to take down her words.
46) The bank is poised to put the cat among the pigeons this morning by slashing the cost of borrowing.
47) The cup was poised on the edge of the chair.
48) Britain was poised to fly medical staff to the country at short notice.
49) The two countries were poised on the brink of war.
50) Apple seems poised on the verge of something.
51) However, Big Mac is poised to bounce back.
52) Feel elegant and poised as you do them.
53) The company seems poised for success.
54) Rachel appeared poised and calm.
55) But platinum-blond Conger seemed poised and sensible.
56) Now Pol Pot is poised to return to power.
57) Her brush was poised above my head.
58) She was poised, cheerful even.
59) But many now seem poised to vote for them.
60) The child's spoon was poised over the food.
More similar words: poise, porpoise, poison, poisoning, poisonous, noise, food poisoning, tortoise, turquoise, advised, canonised, realised, promised, surprised, hypnotised, pulverised, recognised, improvised, specialised, enfranchised, moist, hoist, foist, noisy, daoism, heroism, egoist, patois, egoism, noisily.